***Challenge 4: Vote!***

[MHD]

Please refer to the "How to vote with crayon drawings, on how to vote (I might need to fix some URLs, I will check)

Voting is now open.... I strongly encourage EVERYONE to vote!

Scores vary from "its a picture"=1 to "awesome, frame it and sell it"=10

The highest average scored photo wins

Please refrain from discussing individual entries here...

Good luck!

[Gordon]

Please refer to the "How to vote with crayon drawings, on how to vote (I might need to fix some URLs, I will check)

substituting 4 for X and removing the , I get Error 404, same with the , left in

Gordon

[thaddeus]

it seems to have moved to http://www.potofgrass.com/gallery/challenge4

[MHD]

yep... I have updated the crayon page... (will check to make sure its all right)

[kipper]

Oh crap. Now I've just come up with an idea to do for the 3 competition.
Bugger.

[PlatinumWeaver]

I had an idea.. but forgot.. then ran out of time..

I never win these things anyway

[MHD]

I be previous winners of the comp thought that..

Anyhoo:
Between 18-21 votes for each image now!
Remember voting is open to all members!

An interesting spread in scores so far! You vote will make a difference, past comps have come down to the wire, mere fractions of a point!

[Glen]

Just perusing them again now Scott, they are very close aren't they?

[MHD]

As always... There is a battle between the top three

I like watching it unfold.. During the voting process 1,2 and 3rd can change places all the time!

[johndec]

Scott,

I can't seem to view the "Geese Preening" pic. There is just a little black square there. I've tried IE and Firefox on both my laptop and desktop. At first I thought it was the DQ'ed entry put the stats are showing it has been viewed 44 times (up from 28 yesterday)

[darb]

nok fair, you get to know whos winning !!

also, what decides the order of display? is it random?

[MHD]

Submission...

Mind you, getting less votes is not always a disadvantage as it is a critique (ie you score each image, highest average wins)

And I didnt (and dont anymore) submit an image... I got to have some fun

[MHD]

Scott,

I can't seem to view the "Geese Preening" pic. There is just a little black square there. I've tried IE and Firefox on both my laptop and desktop. At first I thought it was the DQ'ed entry put the stats are showing it has been viewed 44 times (up from 28 yesterday)

anyone else got this problem?
(works fine for me...)

[darb]

so you going to give out some hints on whos winnin !

[Nnnnsic]

I don't think Dad does either. And probably not Birdy.

[johndec]

Scott,

I can't seem to view the "Geese Preening" pic. There is just a little black square there. I've tried IE and Firefox on both my laptop and desktop. At first I thought it was the DQ'ed entry put the stats are showing it has been viewed 44 times (up from 28 yesterday)

anyone else got this problem?
(works fine for me...)

Stranger and stranger.... Just fired up my wife's laptop and it views fine on that. Tried emptying the cache on the other 2 pc's but didn't help...

[birddog114]

I don't think Dad does either. And probably not Birdy.

Sorry, I had a look but stay out of this until the final result.

[MHD]

so you going to give out some hints on whos winnin !

Nope

What I will say:
*There are between 21 to 25 votes for each image
*At a current score of 8.29 the leading entry is the highest scored picture in the comps to date (followed by JordanP's winning entry in the B&W comp)
* Three people think the submitter of the 4th placed entry should frame and sell his image

[dooda]

Doubt it's me. I entered this one mainly for the challenge of the theme, but don't feel like it is strong, and have a hard time believing anyone thinks I should frame it and sell it. I'll hold off on commenting on the rest of the pics until voting is done.

[birddog114]

Doubt it's me. I entered this one mainly for the challenge of the theme, but don't feel like it is strong, and have a hard time believing anyone thinks I should frame it and sell it. I'll hold off on commenting on the rest of the pics until voting is done.

dooda,
Thanks for the spirits and you always have done well.
Can you make a trip to Down Under at the AA?

[phillipb]

* Three people think the submitter of the 4th placed entry should frame and sell his image

Scott, you have given us a clue, the person coming 4th is a male.

[MHD]

hehe... on this forum sometimes even I dont know

[dooda]

Sorry Birdie,
I was starting to make plans for it when an apartment popped up in in the city that I made an extremely low offer on. I wasn't expecting them to accept it, and as I couldn't afford a higher price I wasn't going to haggle over it. Well he accepted (he was desperate as he had a renter in there that wasn't paying and wasn't leaving) so I spent every last cent on Property transfer tax etc and cleaning/painting/upgrading as the renter was a smoker. Now I really don't have the money even with the wife working for an airline. I also have only four days off of work and a family reunion coming. I'm still planning on coming out to something though, but it's going to have to wait until next year. I appreciate you asking though, it means a lot. Now on topic:

Can we comment on the contest now and the pics in general on this thread as I believe the voting is closed...right?

[birddog114]

I think the voting will be ended by this week end.

[MHD]

Submit open (however images will not be shown) : 1/4/05
Submit Close, entries visable, voting starts(ish): Midnight Saturday 30/4/05
Voting close: mid-day (12 noon) Firday 6/5/05

After which time I will jump in a car and head to sydney..
Winner will be announced at the minimeet on saturday and on the website in the afternoon

[MHD]

Just over 1/2 way through voting ~30 votes per image...

No one can complain about not being able to vote...

Remember, who ever wins this get to pic the theme for the next comp which will be the crazy mega super insane comp to celebrate the up coming aniversary!

[Nnnnsic]

I'd highlight the words "crazy" and "insane" here people... you'd be nuts not to enter the next one.

[Glen]

I agree Leigh, so many good prizes all the way down the list, you would be crazy not to enter

[Nnnnsic]

Oh yeah... and that new rule is helpful too... ya'll will find out about all of this soon...

[sirhc55]

Oh yeah... and that new rule is helpful too... ya'll will find out about all of this soon...

You must be bursting at the seams Leigh with all of those hidden secrets that we are yet to be privy

[Nnnnsic]

Something like that, Chris.

[embi]

I can't wait to have a go this time. I only joined the forum when there was a few hrs left to go in the current comp.

What is the start date of the next one?

[Glen]

Not confirmed yet Embi but probably in about two weeks. It will be worth entering

[Nnnnsic]

You'll probably be able to start shooting in mid-May but I don't anticipate entries being accepted until June at the earliest.

[birddog114]

I suggest the all winners of the next challenge (AA) has to be at the event to receive the prize, I want to see they cry

otherwise that will slip to the second winner

[Nnnnsic]

Lol.

And the award goes to... is he here? No? Sweet... the prize is mine... mwahahahaha...

[Glen]

I'll cry if you give me the suggested first prize

[birddog114]

Let all the challengers warm up their cameras, and ready to roll

[Nnnnsic]

I'll cry if you give me the suggested first prize

So will everyone else.

Let's not be so evil, Glen.

Here we are, dangling the prizes in front of everyone's faces at least a week before they're to know. We should stop. It's really mean!

[Glen]

My camera is revved up and ready to go

[Glen]

Your right Leigh, I think all will be happy when they see the plethora (for GregB) of prizes. Very exciting

[gstark]

Oh yeah... and that new rule is helpful too... ya'll will find out about all of this soon...

You must be bursting at the seams Leigh with all of those hidden secrets that we are yet to be privy

Let me say just one thing.




Just not here.

[MHD]

hey hey...
No you all dont, I dont get to enter the comps I get to announce some of the fun rules

We should divvy up the announcings, Gary gets to do some, some one else who had the great suggestion gets to do some, of course Birddog announces the prizes, and Leigh just sits in a corner

[MHD]

Anyway,
The next comp new rules etc are not totally decided...

I will be seeing Gary, Birddog et al on the weekend so stay tuned next week for some VERY exciting announcements...

Lets just say this next challenge is going to be very interesting...

And the winner of THIS challenge will have an IMPORTANT job deciding the theme!

[birddog114]

MHD,
Is the new "rule" ready for next week? so members can preview it before the start.

[Geoff]

My camera is DEFINATELY revved up and ready to go!!

[MHD]

MHD,
Is the new "rule" ready for next week? so members can preview it before the start.

Yep..
We have almost sorted out the all details... Just want to have a quick chat with you and Gary on the weekend (and other interested parties at the meet) to make sure everyone is happy and there are no holes in it!

So all being well those who come to the meet will know by the time it is over!

Oh as well as knowing the winner of this comp

[rokkstar]

Dammit, is the winner announcement this Saturday? I thought it was next Saturday. I was going to come and congratulate the lucky winner.

It's always the way too, not entering challenge 4 I have had quite a few good results for "three"!!! Typical.

The next challenge sounds utterly delicious and from the secrective salivating going on about the prizes I reckon we'll get a hell of a lot of entries for it.

[stubbsy]

Matt

Isn't next Saturday also this Saturday? whereas the 14th is Saturday week?

Please don't flame me - it's a pet peeve and I couldn't resist OK

[MHD]

some how I feel my thread has been well and truly hijacked!


vote vote vote!